Local List Background Paper and Register REVISED DEPOSIT PLAN June 2013 NEWPORT LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2011 -26 NEWPORT LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2011 – 2026 CONSERVATION OF THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT: THE LOCAL LIST JUNE 2013 Newport Local Development Plan 2011 – 2026 Conservation of the Historic Environment: The Local List June 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this paper is to provide a background to the proposed creation of a Local List and supporting policy contained within the Local Development Plan. The paper introduces the concept, how it relates to national policy, future review and protection levels resulting from the designation and sets out the proposals for Newport. 2 Newport Local Development Plan 2011 – 2026 Conservation of the Historic Environment: The Local List June 2013 CONTENTS PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 4 2. LEGISLATION AND POLICY CONTEXT ............................................................ 5 3. CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION AND INCLUSION OF BUILDINGS WITHIN THE LOCAL LIST ............................................................................................... 6 4. THE SURVEY ..................................................................................................... 7 5. NOTIFICATION ................................................................................................... 7 6. ADDING TO THE LOCAL LIST .......................................................................... 7 7. PROPOSED LDP POLICIES .............................................................................. 8 CE6 Locally Listed Buildings and Sites ................................................. 8 8. APPENDICES ..................................................................................................... 9 3 Newport Local Development Plan 2011 – 2026 Conservation of the Historic Environment: The Local List June 2013 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Newport contains over 450 buildings and structures which are of sufficient architectural and historic importance to be included on the statutory list by Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service. Listed Buildings enjoy statutory protection against unauthorised alteration and demolition. There are many other buildings and structures of architectural or historic interest which do not meet the strict criteria for statutory listing, but make a significant contribution to the character and appearance of Newport. 1.2 The Council recognises the valuable contribution that these buildings make, and has created a list of locally significant historic buildings and developed a supporting policy in the Local Development Plan which seek to protect them. 4 Newport Local Development Plan 2011 – 2026 Conservation of the Historic Environment: The Local List June 2013 2. LEGISLATION AND POLICY CONTEXT 2.1 The compiling of a Local List of buildings and structures which make a significant contribution to local character and is supported and encouraged by national government guidance, Cadw and can be protected by the creation of supporting development plan policies. Nationally 2.2 The Welsh Government endorses the production of lists by Local Planning Authorities of buildings which are of local importance in Welsh Office Circular 61/96: ‘Many buildings which are valued for their contribution to the local scene or for local historical association will not merit listing. Such buildings will often be protected by conservation area designation. It is also open to planning authorities to draw up lists of locally important buildings, and to formulate policies for their protection through development control procedures.’ Paragraph 48. Locally: 2.3 Much of the historic environment is protected by some type of statutory function and national guidance. The LDP has focussed on developing a policy which reflects the local scale of heritage protection. Therefore the Newport Local Development Plan has developed a policy which relates directly to the protection of entries to the Local List. 2.4 The production of a Local List and a development plan policy is a clear response to the LDP Objective 5 Conservation and the Environment – To ensure that all development or use of land does not adversely affect, and seeks to preserve or enhance, the quality of the historic and built environment. The list seeks to protect that which has been recognised as being locally significant and worthy of some level of protection. 2.5 The inclusion of a building on the Local List does not affect the planning rights relating to the building, and permitted development rights remain unchanged. However, where an application is submitted to the Council for its alteration, extension or demolition, the special interest of the building will be taken in to consideration and its Local Listing status will be a material consideration when determining the application. The List will be developed and provide a brief description of the entry and those aspects deemed to be of special interest in order to aid development management decision making. 2.6 The production of this list does not alter the fact that if a building is statutorily listed, listed building consent is required for demolition, any alteration and some repairs. If a building is in a conservation area, conservation area consent is required for demolition and most extensions require planning permission. 5 Newport Local Development Plan 2011 – 2026 Conservation of the Historic Environment: The Local List June 2013 3. CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION AND INCLUSION OF BUILDINGS WITHIN THE LOCAL LIST 3.1 Any building or structure of some significant historical or architectural interest can be added to the Local List, particularly if it can be shown that it contributes to the character of an area and is valued by local people. 3.2 The following are the criteria for including buildings on the Local List: - a. Authenticity - Buildings or structures should be substantially unaltered and should retain the majority of their original features. b. Architectural Significance - Buildings or structures that are of local architectural value and include design qualities typical of the local area. c. Historic Significance - Surviving examples of buildings/structures illustrating local architectural history or design and also buildings associated with: - local historic events - strong community or socio-economic development significance (e.g. schools) - people - locally or nationally important architects, engineers or designers d. Townscape Significance - Individual buildings or groups of buildings which contribute positively to the local area - for example, key landmark buildings, notable buildings on important routes into the area, which create a vista or contribute to the skyline. 3.3 The proposed list included in Appendix 2 gives basic details on buildings or structures considered to have the potential to be an entry. They are considered to have met some of the criteria as set out above. A review of these entries and the collation of detailed information will be set out in a formally adopted list. 6 Newport Local Development Plan 2011 – 2026 Conservation of the Historic Environment: The Local List June 2013 4. THE SURVEY 4.1 The identification of buildings and structures in the local list has been taken from a Newport Borough Council document entitled ‘Listed Buildings in Newport’ outlining the listed and locally listed buildings within Newport as of 1995 (See Appendix 1 for details). This list has been reviewed and those buildings or structures deemed worthy of entry to the proposed list have been noted. During the review it was proposed that those entries currently on the statutory list of Listed Buildings within Newport have not been added to the Local List. If they have been delisted from the statutory list then they have been added to proposed Local List. 4.2 The Local List contains 144 entries spanning a wide range of buildings and structures including houses, shops, barns, offices, industrial buildings, chapels, gates, walls, road signs, WWII pillboxes, graves and stiles. Full details of the list are outlined in Appendix 2. 4.3 Though predominantly historic/vernacular in nature, the Local List nevertheless contains some examples of contemporary architecture of high quality. 5. NOTIFICATION 5.1 Once the list has been formally approved the owners of individual properties and structure, where known, will be notified in writing that their building or structure has been included on the Local List. 5.2 All Local List buildings and structures have been added to the Council’s Historic Environment Record database (which in the near future will be available on the Council’s website) and will be made available on the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) map layers used for Development Management purposes. 6. ADDING TO THE LOCAL LIST 6.1 The Local List is a dynamic document and individuals will be encouraged to propose additions which would meet the adopted criteria. Further nominations will be carefully considered against the Council’s adoption criteria as set out above. The relevant consultation and notification processes will be adhered to. 7 Newport Local Development Plan 2011 – 2026 Conservation of the Historic Environment: The Local List June 2013 7. PROPOSED LDP POLICIES 7.1 The proposed Local Development Plan policy and supporting text for the protection of Locally Listed Buildings and Sites is set out below: CE6 Locally Listed Buildings and Sites BUILDINGS AND SITES OF LOCAL